Hanger



March 13, 1956 Filed Aug. 12, 1952 H. R. MASON HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1l2 6 ,220 40 /O-) I:

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Homer R. Mason INVENTOR.

March 13, 1956 H. R. MASON HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 12, 1952Fig. 5

Homer R. Mason IN V EN TOR.

United States Patent ANGER Homer R. Mason, Fontana, Calif.

Application August 12, 1952, Serial No. 303,851

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-255) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements and structural refinements in hangers, particularly hangersfor Window shades, curtains, draperies, etc., and the principal objectof the invention is to provide a highly versatile hanger which may beconveniently and efiectively employed for accommodating a roller shade,a Venetian blind, curtains and draperies in a variety of differentcombinations.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction and in its adaptability to ex peditious and easyinstallation, the entire hanger being secured to supporting structure byonly two fastening elements.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a top plan View of the invention in use, includingsupporting means for a roller shade;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevational view of the subject shown inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail, taken substantially in theplane of the line 3--3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a group perspective view of the hanger, including means forsupporting a Venetian blind;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the invention arranged for supporting aVenetian blind, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of certain elements of the hanger intheir assembled relation.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, more particularlyto Figures 3, 4 and 6, the invention consists of a hanger which isdesignated generally by the reference character 10 and embodies in itsconstruction a vertical base member 12 which is formed in upper andlower end portions thereof with apertures 14 to receive suitablefastening elements 16 whereby the entire hanger may be rigidly securedto supporting structure, such as for example, a window frame 18.

A vertical plate 20 is secured to and projects forwardly from the basemember 12 and a lateral extension 22 is provided integrally at the upperedge of the plate 20 adjacent the base member. This extension has anupturned portion 22a laterally oflFset from the plate 20 and which, inturn, is equipped with a coplanar, forwardly projecting and vertical ear24 offset upwardly on por tion 22a.

A substantially U-shaped bracket 26 is provided in its bight portionwith a vertical slot 28 to removably receive the ear 24 and a spacerreinforcing block 30 is secured to the bight portion of the bracket 26at the upper end of the slot 28. The purpose of the block is to "iceseat on portion. 22a behind the upper end portion of the car 24, so asto prevent the bracket 26 from. rocking.

The two forwardly projecting side portions of the bracket 26 eachterminatein a coplanar, forwardly projecting vertical ear 32, 34vertically ofiset thereon and which are similar tothe aforementioned ear24.

It is to be noted that the side portion of the bracket carrying the car34 is substantially longer than the side portion carrying the car 32.

When the invention is placed in use as shown inFigure 1, two hangerunits. 10 are used in pairs and the plates 20 of the two units areprovided in front ends thereof, forwardly of said extensions 22 and cars24 with suitable notches or recesses 36 to receive the end portion ofthe roller shaft 38 of a conventional window blind or shade 40. Then,omitting the brackets 26, the hollow rearwardly curved end of a singleconventional curtain rod may be positioned over on the ears 24 of thetwo hanger units, as indicated by the dotted lines 42 in the left handportion of Figure 1. Such a single curtain rod may be used toaccommodate either a curtain, or a drape, as desired. Inasmuch as thenotches 36 are spaced forwardly of the extensions 22 and cars 24 theroller of the window blind or shade is spaced close to the curtain ordrape.

Alternatively, the brackets 26 may be applied to the cars 24 of the twohanger units and a pair of spaced curtain rods 44, 46 may be installedon the respective cars 32, 34 of the hanger units, so as to accommodatea curtain as well as a drape or a curtain and a valance, as desired.

A similar arrangement is obtained in Figure 5, but here the hangers areused to accommodate the usual cornice 48 of a Venetian blind, in placeof the roller shade 40.

Under such circumstances a pair of angle brackets 50 are used, one oneach hanger unit, each of these angle brackets having a vertical armprovided with a pair of apertures 52 and a horizontal arm provided witha pair of apertures 54. The apertures 54 receive suitable fasteningelements (not shown) whereby the Venetian blind cornice 48 is secured tothe brackets, while the apertures 52 receive fastening elements 56. Oneof the fastening elements is positioned in the recess 36 of the plate20, while the other fastening element 56 is positioned in an aperture 58with which the plate 20 is provided.

It will be apparent from the foregoing, that the invention may be usedin a highly versatile manner for interchangeably supporting rollershades, Venetian blinds, curtains, drapes, valances, etc., as desired.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and, accordingly, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A hanger of the character described comprising a vertical base memberadapted for attachment to a support, a vertical plate secured to saidbase member and projecting forwardly therefrom, said plate beingprovided with means for supporting a window blind, a horizontalextension provided on the upper edge of said plate, an upstandingcurtain rod supporting means on said extension and laterally offsetthereby from said plate, said last mentioned means comprising a verticalcar on said extension, a substantially U-shaped bracket having forwardlyextending sides and a bight portion provided with a slot 3 receivingsaid ear, and a pair of terminal ears on said sides coplanar therewithand vertically offset thereon to support the ends of a pair of curtainrods.

2. The combination of claim 1, one of said sides being longer than theother to support the end of one of the curtain rods forwardly of theother curtain rod.

3. The device as defined in claim 1 wherein said first mentioned meanscomprises an L-shaped bracket having a vertical arm attached to saidplate and a horizontal arm adapted to engage the cornice of a Venetianblind.

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